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Clipsham, Rutland, S Mary
Place Clipsham
S Mary
Unitary authority Rutland
Lieutenancy area Rutland
Country England
Historic county Rutland
Dove tower ID 17431
Rings 3 (chime), tenor 6 cwt in B♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SK970163
Latitude & longitude 52.73621, -0.56454View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode LE15 7SF
Diocese Peterborough
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 10411
Chime of 3, tenor 6 cwt in B♭
Bells 3 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 6 cwt (~700 lb or ~300 kg) in B♭ (940.0 Hz)
Overhauled
1981 by Eayre & Smith
new steel frame on top of the old oak frame which remains in place below (Ovens & Sleath)
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Ellacombe apparatus
Tuning: (approx) 1-3 of 4
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13½ cwt1093.0D♭26.00″1671Tobias III NorrisYD
24¾ cwt1078.0C29.50″1675Tobias III NorrisYD
36 cwt940.0B♭31.75″1657Thomas NorrisYD
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21,2,31981SteelEayre & Smith8.1.A
11851Oak3.1
Update log
25/12/2024Postcode added [ONS data sourced via Doogal website]
22/07/2023Fr1 added [Information taken from Time in Rutland, Ovens and Sleath. via Frame backlog]
14/02/2022Tuning added (Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive); GF, Ellacombe added (Time in Rutland, Ovens and Sleath)
28/12/2021Overhaul added; 1-2: weight added; 1-2: weight precision amended; 1-3: nominal, frame number added [JT analysis 1996 via Chris Pickford]
See full public log
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